Since the early 2000s Mehldau has experimented with other musical formats in addition to trio and solo piano. Largo, released in 2002, contains electronics and input from rock and classical musicians; later examples include touring and recording with guitarist Pat Metheny, writing and playing song cycles for classical singers Renée Fleming and Anne Sofie von Otter, composing orchestral pieces for 2009's Highway Rider, and playing electronic keyboard instruments in a duo with drummer Mark Guiliana.

Aspects of pop, rock, and classical music, including German Romanticism, have been absorbed into Mehldau's writing and playing. Through his use of some traditional elements of jazz without being restricted by them, simultaneous playing of different melodies in separate hands, and incorporation of pop and rock pieces, Mehldau has influenced musicians in and beyond jazz in their approaches to writing, playing, and choice of repertoire.

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After Bach

Album

After Bach is an album by musical artist Brad Mehldau, released on March 9, 2018.

After Bach: Rondo

Song

After Bach: Rondo is a song by musical artist Brad Mehldau, released on January 25, 2018.

Blues and Ballads

Blues and Ballads is a studio album by jazz pianist Brad Mehldau.

Largo

Largo is an album by American pianist and composer Brad Mehldau released on the Warner Bros.